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Best Autumn Hikes near Aosta

The directory currently contains 42 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Aosta. Their average mapped distance is 6.3 km and average recorded ascent is 445 m (1,460 ft); the longest route in the set is 52.0 km.

This subset represents 46% of the 91 quality-checked routes near Aosta. Its average distance is 6.3 km, compared with 11.6 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 445 m (1,460 ft), versus 839 m (2,753 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set carries an autumn season tag. Weather, daylight and vegetation vary by location and year. Within this set, 5 routes (12%) are rated easy, 9 (21%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (2%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

5.6 km

Course annuelle - Sembracher -> Catogne Alpage

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

125 m

Course annuelle - Sembracher -> Catogne Alpage

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Hard

26-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
14.7 km
/ 9.2 mi
Elevation gain
762 m
Typical duration
4 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

35-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
15.3 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
611 m
Typical duration
4 hr 7 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
fr:Lac des Toules sur le fr:Tour des Combins
Hard

Tour du Lac des Toules

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
14.6 km
/ 9.1 mi
Elevation gain
769 m
Typical duration
4 hr 12 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Champex, Valais
Easy

Champex-Lac > Champex

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Chez les Reuses > Le Signal

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
263 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Chemin pédestre - Poteau indicateur - Orsières - Gare
Moderate

Chez les Addy > Orsières

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Etiez > Les Moulins

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Erra d'en Haut-Le Clou

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
34 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Waymarked route
Panorama de la commune de Liddes depuis le Roc de Cornet, le 9 avril 2012. On voit aussi Vichères et Chandonne et Dranse.
Moderate

Le Clou-Liddes

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
51 m
Typical duration
31 min
  • Waymarked route
Mauvoisin Dam, Valais, Switzerland
Moderate

Bonatchiesse-Mauvoisin

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
307 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Le Catogne's sight toward Champex
Moderate

Champex d'en Bas > L'Adray

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
322 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Mauvoisin Dam, Valais, Switzerland
Moderate

Mauvoisin-Pazagnou

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
294 m
Typical duration
44 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Plan du Jeu > Tsalevey

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
240 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Sembrancher is the junction on the Martigny Orsières (MO) system. The line begins at Martigny on the main line between Lausanne and Brig. Here it splits with branches off to Orsières and Le Châble. Taken on 7 November 1998 two ABDe railcars
Moderate

Sembrancher > La Garde

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
220 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Waymarked route
Fionnay, in Bagnes, Valais, Switzerland.
Moderate

Fionnay-Bonatchiesse

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
247 m
Typical duration
1 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
Champex, Valais
Easy

Champex > L'Adray

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

sentier du lac

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
114 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Lake
Bovine high mountain pasture
Moderate

Plan de l'Au > Bovine

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
738 m
Typical duration
2 hr 7 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bémont > Champex d'en Bas

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
563 m
Typical duration
1 hr 35 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Chez les Addy > La Rosière

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bruson - Moay

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
667 m
Typical duration
1 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Sentier des Bergers

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
10.8 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
783 m
Typical duration
3 hr 25 min
Hard

Tour des Villages

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
19.5 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
949 m
Typical duration
5 hr 37 min

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
26-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis14.7 km762 m4 hr 13 minHardJune to October
Via Alpina Stage 81: Champex-Lac - Bourg St. PierreValais/Wallis16.4 km738 m4 hr 34 minHardJune to October
35-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis15.3 km611 m4 hr 7 minHardJune to October
Chemins pédestre, commune d'OrsièresValais/Wallis52.0 km2,458 m15 hrExpertJune to October
Chemins pédestre, commune de SembrancherValais/Wallis21.7 km2,297 m8 hr 10 minExpertJune to October
Course annuelle - Sembracher -> Catogne AlpageValais/Wallis5.6 km125 m1 hr 21 minModerateJune to October
Chemins pédestre de montagne, commune de SembrancherValais/Wallis4.8 km1,338 m3 hr 1 minHardJune to October
Chemins pédestre, région EntremontValais/Wallis13.9 km1,797 m5 hr 35 minHardJune to October
Tour du Lac des ToulesValais/Wallis14.6 km769 m4 hr 12 minHardJune to October
Champex-Lac > ChampexValais/Wallis0.9 km23 m13 minEasyApril to October

Via Alpina Stage 81: Champex-Lac - Bourg St. Pierre, 26-Alpine Passes Trail, 35-Alpine Passes Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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